Holes Figurative Language Review

A simile is

• similar to a metaphor

• a comparison of 2 unlike things using the words like or as

• a comparison of one thing to another

• words that sound the same but have a different meaning.

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Which one of the quotes from Holes is a simile?

• "Myra's head is as empty as a flowerpot." pg. 29

• There once was a town in Texas called GreenLake.

• "Stanley's father was smart & had alot of perseverance." pg.8

• "The shovel felt heavy in Stanley's soft, fleshy, hands." pg. 26

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Which sentence from the story is a simile?

• "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies" Page 39

• It said that Green Lake was "heaven on earth" and that Miss Katherine's spiced peaches were "food for the angels". Page 102

• "He's a mole," Zigzag had said. "I think he eats dirt." Page 95

• "The shovels were 5 feet long, from the tip of the steel blade to the end of the metal shaft." pg. 45

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Metaphors

• are the same as similes.

• compares 2 items that have something in common.

• compare 2 unlike items in common without using the words "like" or "as".

• are exaggerations in literature.

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Which sentence is a metaphor from the story "Holes"

• Zero sat as still as a statue Page 203

• "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies" Page 39

• He dug the hole into his memory. Page 71

• His throat felt as if it was coated with sandpaper. Page 191

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Which sentence is a metaphor from the story?

• "His throat felt as if it was coated with sandpaper." Page 191

• Magnet held both hands up, wiggled his fingers, and laughed. "My fingers are like magnets."

• "Stanley's blister ripped open, & new blisters formed." pg. 49

• " Her brain and heart had been spinning ever since Sam kissed her. " Page 112

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Which sentence is a hyperbole from the story Holes?

• "Only ten million more to go. he thought then placed the blade back in the crack and jumped on it again." pg. 28

• "A heart full of love, said Elya." pg. 29

• "Instead he took a bath. It was his 2nd bath in less than a week." pg. 33

• "His throat felt as if it was coated with sandpaper. " pg. 191

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Which quote from the story Holes is a metaphor?

• "This isn't a Girl Scout Camp"

• "don't want to mess"

• "destiny's shoes"

• "The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies"

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Hyperboles are

• similar to homophones

• exaggerations in literature

• a comparison of 2 unlike items

• lies people tell every day

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An alliteration is a repetition of words with the same beginning sound in a sentence. Which sentence is an alliteration from the story Holes?

• "it felt like heaven."

• "Her brain and heart had been spinning ever since Sam kissed her." Page 112

• "The dark and dreary days were depressing."

• "Another fossil." pg.63

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